Tom McGovern

Internal communications specialist working in research & innovation. Journalism & MBA graduate. Big #MUFC fan. Tweeting mostly about #football & #internalcomms

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

The events of the past 12 months have made me reflect a lot on the role of #internalcomms in driving #diversity & #inclusion in organisations. I explore this in my latest blog & offer some practical tips you can use in your own orgs https://t.co/tpxqB4XcRH @Advita_p @AllthingsIC

[Bart @UtdBart]

13 years without a Premier League.
18 years without a Champions League.
Liverpool have equalled our 20 titles.
Not finished about City since 2013.
Only won 2 trophies in the last 9 years.

The response from Manchester United?

Hire a failed Middlesbrough manager.

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[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

I want Arsenal to win the league but that's a disgrace. 18 months they've been barging keepers and they win the league because of this

[☈ッ @TheFergusonWay]

Red Card. Play On.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

The govt's Student Loan Plan 2 repayment freeze in April 2027 must be reversed. It isn't moral.

I'm concerned that my debate with Kemi Badenoch this morning distracts from the most immediate problem. In April 2027 Rachel Reeves will freeze the Plan 2 student loan threshold until 2030 which by then will increase graduate repayments by £300/yr more.

This is effectively a unilateral negative breach of the student loan contract. Students were told the threshold would rise with average earnings. No commercial lender would be allowed to do this. The govt shouldn't do it either.

Changing the terms of future students loans is a political decision - people may not like it but it is transparent. Negatively changing the terms of contracts already signed, and long in place, is a breach of natural justice.

[Conjob @sambosravioli]

How can people have forgotten how bad it got under Solskjaer already? Can’t believe some of the stuff I’m seeing on here. No wonder the club doesn’t take the fans seriously.

[Rich C @RichRedVoices]

In a few years we’ll look back and be astonished that the man was allowed to last this long and produce performances this bad.

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 From what I’ve seen, I’m not even sure getting an insane athlete like Baleba and playing him next to Bruno would work. It would be better but I still think we’d get overrun most games. I’d accept an amount that you could throw straight at Baleba or Wharton and get them. 100m?

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 I know you like Bruno, but he isn’t a central midfielder, I just can’t much improving with him in there. If there’s an opportunity to cash in on him this week and then throw that money at a Baleba or Wharton to play with Mainoo then I think that would be infinitely better

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 I’m sure it won’t be but after today I have some major doubts over the system and mentality. I don’t think we’ve changed enough for there to be a marked improvement. Unless we do some major shake up in this last week, I can’t see us finishing much higher than 10th

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 Amorim needs to develop some luck and fast. We have to go get a goalkeeper after that. But a positive performance – only criticism is the composure in the box is still not there at all, hence not scoring

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 100% keeper is a bigger priority. It’s the first game but the outfield has shown it can go toe to toe with a top side. We are losing purely because of the man between the sticks.

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 It’s a worry we don’t seem to be linked with anyone. Could see us getting Douglas Luiz on loan as a stop gap, which I’d take over nothing but need to be looking long term! I’ve no idea what Amorim wants from the midfield and not sure he does either hence no obvious fits out there

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 I agree we need a 9 but I would rather go into the season with the attacking options we have and get a midfielder than buy a 9 and no midfielder. No.9 will get goals but won’t make much difference to whether we control games. We won’t control any games with current midfielders

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@unitedsc0ut They’ve been willing to £50m+ on Williams and Diaz but don’t want to spend a penny on ‘Rashy’?

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@ManUtd @adidasfootball #IneosOut #GlazersOut

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@ManUtd @adidasfootball #IneosOut #GlazersOut

[Tom McGovern @TJM_94]

@Arfaan11 Agree. In many ways, the team isn’t good enough to have a Bruno in it at this point. If selling him allows you to finally do a proper rebuild I think we have to. But to answer your question, no I don’t trust them but the funds from Bruno have to go on a whole new midfield for me